Motor-operated implement



Jan. 2, 1923.

FILED JUNE 9.1919.

C. PEARSON.

MOTOR OPERATED IMPLEMENT.

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Jan 2, 1928. 1,441,021., c. PEARSON.

MOTOR OPERATED IMPLEMENT.

HLED JUNE 9, i919. z SHEETSAHEET 2.

, propulsion and operation.

' -QVESTER COMPANY, A4 CQRPORATON 0F NEW JEREY.

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tractors for propelling and operating farm implements is becoming more and more common, one of the problems that con 4fronts farm implement manufacturers is how best to adapt their implements for tractor It will be evident that the easebf connecting the machine to the tractorl and of disconnecting therefrom is one important 'factor to be considered, and that'the operation of. the combined machines with the minimum amount of help, is another important factor. It is also 'advisable to veliminate' as far as possible unnecessary parts of the harvester implement by supporting Vthe implement on the, frame of the* tractor, as the elimination of such unncessary parts cuts down the weight'of the implement and thereby decreases the cost thereof and increases the efhciency of the combination of machines.

4 rlhe present invention has been worked out with the above mentioned problems inv mind and the invention has for its objects therefore; to adapt harvester implements for .y tractor propulsion and operation; lto

f' Aeliminate as far as possible unnecessary parts from the implement, thereby cutting down the weight; to provide for the ad# the harvester by means,

justinent of of power derived fromthe tractor motive power; to provide safety devices for throwing out of operation the power drive conf..

nections when the implement has been adjusted within certain fixed limits; to provide a supporting structure on the tractor and cooperating supporting members on the implement and means Yfor relatively adjusting these parts so-'that the implement may be connected to the tractor with a minimum expenditure of manual labor, and to so combine the implement and tractor and to so locate the operative parts thereof, that .all the necessary adjustments such as steeringadJustments, raising and lowering camaras rasen, or entende, ritmnoraassieaioa 'ro irrrnanarionar. naaadjustments,.etc.,'may be made from the operators Seaton the tractor.

With the above objects in view, and with the further objects which will appear as the description proceeds, ll have worked outl .one practical embodiment of my invention, and in the drawings, wherein 1 have illustrated this practical embodiment, Fig. 1 is a side elevational View illustratinvmy combined implement and tractor;

1g. 2 1s a top plan view of the construction shown in Fig. 1; i

z Fig. 3 is a rear elevational view of an end portion of the frame of the implement as indicated by the line 3-3 on Fig. 2;

igQl'is a rear elevational view of the raising and loweringv mechanism looking in the 'direction` of the arrows ic- 4 Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional View of the raising and lowering mechanism taken on the line --of Fig. fi;

Fig.' 6 is a detail .view illustrating the connection between the raking tines and their supporting member and the frame of the tractor, the View being a section taken substantially on the line 6 6 lof Fig. 2; and Fig. U7 is a rear elevation of Fig. 6 looking inthe direction of the arrows 7 3?.

Fig. 8 yis an enlarged view of the chain supporting member of Fig. 1.

ln the embodiment of my invention illustrated in the drawings, l have shown a 'tothe tractor frame, may be used to support any other desired implement.`v

The tractor in connection with which my ii'ivention` is.. illustrated, comprises a substantially triangular shaped frame 10, supported at its front end by wheels 11 which in addition vto serving the function of supporting the frame, also act .as steering wheels in a lmanner hereinafter described. The rear end of the frame is supported by a traction wheel 12, mounted upon a horizontal axle 13, the axle 13 being movable with the traction wheel about a vertical pivot 14. Anengine 15, preferably of the internal combustion type, is mounted on the frame 10 substantially above the traction wheel 12 so that the weight of the enine gives added traction to the wheel 12. toothed-sector 16-is connected with the vertical pivot 14 and this sector is rotated by means of suitable gearing 17 operated by a shaftV 18 which in turn is rotated by a chain and sprocket connection 19 with a on 'the frame of the tractor and having forwardly projecting arms 27 at its opposite ends pivoted -to arms 28 which are secured to the upperends of vertical posts 29 which in turn carry at their lower ends outwardly projecting pivot axles 30 for the wheels 11. Suitable means is provided for reciproeating or for sliding the bar 26, and this means includes a pairof cables 31 secured at 32 to the bar 26 and passing around hom-1 zontally arranged sheaves 33 and vertically mounted sheaves 34, the'opposite .ends of these cables being secured to foot pedals 35 which are pivoted to the tractor frame. As the operator depresses one orthe other of the foot pedals 35 the transverse bar 26 will be shifted in` one direction or the other, thereby angling the wheels and steering the tractor frame. It is contemplated that this or some similar steering mechanism will be utilized as the machine is propelled through the field to steer -the tractor and that the hand wheel 21 will not be ordinarily used for this purpose, as this latter steering means operates too slowly to be used ordinarily for steering the machine.

As clearly illustrated in Fig. 2, the front ends of the side frame members .of the tractor lhave se-cured thereto angular castings 36 which supportthe posts 29 and also support various otherl parts of the lmechanism hereinafter described.

ment on the frame of the tractor in such a manner that it can be easily adjusted with respect thereto, I have. provided a supplemental supporting frame comprising side members 37 and transverse members 38,

suitable bracing members 39 also being provided to add to the rigidity of the struc.

ture. The supplemental frame is pivotally secured at its rear' end by means of pivot pins 40 to the lower ends of vertical. standards 41 secured to the -side and frame mem bers of the tractor and braced by members 42 withv respect thereto. In order to make the supplemental frame easily detachable, cotter` `pins 43 have been provided to hold the framenplace, but any other suitable securing means may be used if` desired. 'The supplemental frame 37 is made vertically adjustable with respect to the tractor frame and power from .the engine l5 mounted on the tractor is utilized to raise and lower this frame. v

The operative connections whereby the frame is raisedand lowered by this power will neirt be described.

The main driving shaft 44'for the raising and lowering connections is connected by means of any suitable gearing 45 to the engine shaft 46. The shaft 44 is connected to the gearing at i-ts rear end by means of a suitable spline 45so that the shaft may be moved longitudinally with respect to this gearing without interfering with the driving of the shaft. A suitable bearing`47 is provided on the tractor frame, the shaft being slida-bly mounted in this bearing. Theshaft 44 is connected at its front end bv @means of a universal joint 48-to asha 49 which in' turn is connected by the universa-l connection 50 to a stub shaft 51 -having secured thereto a spur gear 52. The shaft 51 and gear 52 are rotatably mounted in a casting 53 pivotally mounted on pins A54 carried by a vertical standard 55 formed integral'with or secured to a casing 56. The casing 56 is provided at one side with a lug 57 which is secured to one of the side frame members 37 of the supplemental frame.`

The casting 53 as above stated, is pivotally mounted on the pins 54,- and in order to norm1a1ly retain the casting in the posi-tion shown in Fig. 4, I have provided a pair of coiled springs 60, arranged on opposite sides of pins 54 and mounted between lugs 61 car- .ried by the casting 53 and lugs 62 carried by the casing 56. rIhe spur gear 52 carried by shaft 51 meshes with a spur gear 633. ex'- actly similarto gear 52 and located at one side thereof. The casing 56 has journaled therein astub shaft 64 on which is rotatably mounted a spur gear `65 having a central hub 66. The shaft 64 also carries a sleeve g interlocking portions 69 -Wherebythe sleeve will' be driveny by the hub 66 and gear 65. 'Ihe worm 68 meshes with a worm'gear 69 keyed to a shaft 70, the shaft 70 passing through suitable journals in the casing 56 and cover plate 71 Chains being adjustabiy mounted in bifur- 13o 115 6 7 having a worm 68. rformed thereon, the sleeve 67 and the hub 66 having In order to support the harvester imple.

I' plemental frame will bev automatically held `Acasting.33carried by thetractor trame. l 1

ln order to rock casting-.53 on its pivot d'insuCh a mannerasto place the gear' or 63m mesh with thefgear 65,'l' havese.-

53fto.-.itsgneutralnposition'shown'in Fig. 4:, and `throwing'loutv of operationthe gearing -When theoperatordesires to .lower the sup-l y'plementalf'- frame,..a'ldownward pressure is cured to" one side of. said castinga ireafr-'Wexerted ori-the' arm75v4 thereby throwing the wardlyproje'cting arm 75 .whichis extended .to aposition nwhich -itjmay ybe engaged by the operators hand. ,lideansis also ,provided` 17d-through the intermediate gearing.' .As

for. automatically returning'the casting .53 to the position.fshownfinlig. 4.. when the supplemental `frame 37 has .been moved to its l upper limit fot adjustment, this means `comprsing an extension 7 @projecting laterally vfrom one side ofthe easting. 53,jand this. extension being adapted to en age 'withan `overhanging portion 77- otthe v 'when'th'e supplemental frame. hasreaehedl l itsupper limit of movement'. llnorderto automatically throw outl ot op'erationthe'.` driving connections when `the supplemental frame has reachedv its lower'limit of .adjust` v nient, l 'have' provided a chain 78 secured at one end ltoa lug 79 carriediby the exten'- sion 76, and at its opposite endsecured to a; downwardly projecting hook' 80 carried vby the overhangingportion 77 .of the/tractorl trame.' i

A brief description-of the operation of the parts just described will now be given. As

. above explained, the shaft 49 is drivenjfrom the tractor engine and through-the u'nivensal connection 50 drives the shaft 5].gceurryingl the. spur gear 52. lAssuming lthat'the `shafts v 4:9 and-51 are normally'drivenby the engine vin a direction to raise the lframe 37, the

operator will raise. the arm- 75,- thereby.

vthrowingthe gear .52 into meshjw'ith the gear and rotatingthefworm 68, worm gear 69 and shaft70.-Vv As the shaft 70 isrotated .in a direction to" raisefthe trame, the chains 73 will bejw'ound thereon, .and as these chains have their eilective len hs. shortened, the supplemental'dframe wil be raised,y theopposite ends of the chains being iixed in the forked' members 7d carried by the tractor traine.l When the supplemental frame has been adjusted to the proper height, the operator by releasing the arm 75 permits the springs 60vto return the casting 53 'to normal position shown in Fig. t, therebyfthrowingthe' gears 52 and 65 out of mesh with each other.4 Since the driv-v ing connection for` the shaft is made through worm 68 andworm gear 69, the supin the position to which it has beenadjusted when the driving c onneotionsh'avebeen rendered inoperative. Should the operator neg.

lect to release the arm whenthe supple-- `mental frame has reachedI its upper limiti-l of adjustment, the extension 76 on thev casting 53 will engage with. the overhangng tractorirame i I ge-arv63finto-mesh with the gear. G'rand revv'verslng the directionotl rotation ofthe shaft f in the case of raising ther :trame when Ithe \r\aayretain theframein the-desired sition of adjustineumt.'` Shouldthe'operator yfcareless. operation failftothrowout the driving I connections 'when thee-frame 1 has reached its lower limit otfadjustmenhfthe chain connection4 between theoverhangingportion77 of V,the tractor trame/andthe vextension .76 of the casting to neutralposition, thereby throwing out theV drivingcennections. V

the invention. lll ave chosen" to show ya shock gathering implement in connection with the tractor andthe 'supplemental' frame carried thereby,l althoughas above Vstated any other. desired ormfo'implement lcoul stituted for therone'shown.

asvshown inf-riga,- aa ademend-Ser .ofthe suppleinental frame are li'tormed of vbhannel' iron, andthes'e. side members .have

81 which are attached tothe front ends lof the members 37"by means. of bolts `82 which "pass throughsuitable aperturesin the-mem- '.bersv37 and.. inthe supporting lmembers 81.

casting l '53 will automatically return the' d be sub-- lin .illustratie fa .practical embodiment ot detachably vsecured .to their forward ends `forwardlyv projecting supporting .members f The lowerendslo the supporting members v8]. 'have 'ivotally secured thereto a' pair of rearward y' extending members 83 and` the rear ends ofthe members'f83 arev adjustably v provided adjacent ltheirup'per endsV with series of apertures 85. Cotter Vpinsf86 shown inFig, 7 secure thesestrapsSe against re-v moval from the lrearends ofthe members 83. Bolts87 are providedto'fsecure thefupper/ends4 at the straps v84jtolaterally prof.

gatherer, and this pipe issupp'orted on-thel .members83 v'above described,` Cotter pins .91.

o1' otherJ suitable means being provided on the'opposite sides of the. pipe tofretain the supported by ineansfofvertical'straps 8e pipe against-movement along the-membersH i 83'. rlhe tines 89 are supported' on thepipe l90in the manner shown" i'n Fig. 2, these .-tines which are alsol formed of pipe .nia-V vterial passing throng-li diametrically. `opposed apertures in the pipe and having l'secured thereon collars92whichcontact with the front surfacepof the pipe, the rear ends The pipe' 90 adjacent its louter ends is pro.

vided with offset bracket members 94: p rovided with aligned apertures through which the end ,tines 95 pass, and these end tines also form a pivotal connection for brackets 96 secured to the inner ends of supplemental rake frame supports 97 (only one being shown). The supports 97 are exactly slmilar to the supports 90 and are provided with tines 98 secured thereto in the same man ner as the tines 89 are secured to pipe 90. Each supplemental rake frame is provided adjacent its outer end with an angular frame member 99 pivoted at 100 to the frame member 97, and at its opposite end pivotallyconnected with a slidable guideing member 101 mounted on an angle iron 102 rigidly connected with the supporting pipeJ 90 by means of straps 103. The straps 103 are connected to the angle iron 102 by a common rivet or bolt 1041:` at their -upper ends, and at their lower ends are connected to the tines 89 on the opposite sides of the pipe 90, beingdisposed between the collars 92 and the pipe on the front side of the pipe, and between the screw threaded caps 93 and the, pipe on the rear side of the pipe.

As shown in Fig.- 2, each alternate rake tine 89 is provided with these upright straps, and the upright straps 103 and the angle iron 102 secured to their upper ends form the vertical frame of the shock gatherer. Ifv desired, of course, these upright straps 103 may be provided oneach of the tines 89.

From the nature of the connection between the supporting members 81 and thev members 83, -and also between the members 83 -and the, main supporting pipe 90, and

' 82. It wil also be evident that the between the members '83 and the brackets 88 carried by the frame members 37, it will be evident that the shock gatherer tines may be tilted to the desired angle with respect to the ground, a'latitude of adjustment being provided for by means of the plurality of apertures 85 in the members 84.

` From this construction also, it will be evi-- dent that the shock gatherer' frame may be very easily and very quickly detached' from the hinged frame 37 of the tractor, it being merel necessary to remove the bolts power drive for the raising and lowering Aof the hinged frame 37 renders .the operation of connecting the implement to the hinged frame of the tractor very simple, since the frame members4 37 -may be raised or lowered to the desired height to receive the supporting members 81', thereby 'rendering it unnecessaryto lift the shock gatherer frame with respect to the ground in order to position it properl to be connected to the trac tor frame. When the shock gatherer is selected as the'implement to be used in connection with the tractor, and has been connected thereto, the combined machine is used in the following manner.

Assuming that the tines 89 lhave been tilted to the desired angle and that the frame has been adjusted to the desired height, the

operator throws* in the power driving connections between the traction wheel 12 and the englne, and propels the machine to the field where the shocks are located. By

means of the steering pedals 35 the combined machine may be easily guided to a position in the rear of the shocks to be gathered, whereupon the tines 89 will be pushed under the shocks until a series of shocks has been positioned on therear endsof the tines. v

The tines 89 are usually made long enough tol gather at least two sets of shocks, and

when the rear set of shocks has been positioned on the rear portion of the tines, the

operator by manipulating the-arm 75 will raise the tines slightly in order to raise the butts oi? the shocks from the ground and will then proceed to gather'sufiicient shocks to fill the forward portions ofthe tines. After the gatherer frame has been completely filled with shocks, by again manipulating the arm 75 the hinged frame 37 andv the shock gatherer frame may be raised to the dotted line position-shown inFg. 1, after which the shocks may be transported to the desired location. The frame 37 and the shock gatherer frame are then again lowered and the tractor is thrown into reverse, whereupon the tines are drawn from beneath the shocks and the shocks are left in the desired locai tion.

When the shock gatherer is to be transported from one location to another, the supplemental frames 97 4may be folded to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 3, a'hook 105 bein provided to engage with a lug 106 carried y the main galierer frame to retain the supplemental. frame in vertical position.

From the above detailed description of the construction and operation of my improved vtractor frame with harvester attachment, it will be seen that I have effectively accomplished the objects of the invention set forth, p

and a further statement of the manner in which these objects have been accomplished is believed to be unnecessary.

While I have in the above description eX- plained one practical embodiment of my invention, and while I have in the drawings illustrated one particular form of harvester implement, and connections between the implement and the tractor frame, it should be interner .f-

thereon for propelling the vehicle, afin iin-5 plenient supported on said frame, -ineansfor adjusting said `implement to dier'ent.vertif:

cal ositions with respect to said'- trame, op-

erative connections between said source ofv ower and said adjusting means, and means or automatically'disconnecting said adjusting means from saidsource oit power when said implement hasfbeen raised or lowered to a predetermined position. v. 2'.v n combination, a motor propelled vehicle having a frame and a source of power' thereon for propelling the vehicle, 'an ime` plement adjustably su ported on said frame,

means for raising an lowering said implement with respect to. said frame, operative connections betweenl Said source of power and said raising and lowering means, means for automatically disconnecting said raisin and lowering 'means from said source, o

Y power when said im 'lement has been raised,

eight v or lowered,ital-"a1v predetermined position, and lmeansfor" en#v to a predetermined gaging or disengaging said raising and.lowering means fromsaid source of power at any desired height of the implement..`

3. ln combination, avehicle frame having a source of power thereoii,'a supplementa frame pivoted at its rear end to the vehicle frame, means operated from said source of power for adjusting the su plemental :traine on its pivot, and means a apting the front end of the supplemental frame for detachable connection to an implement.`

4. ln combination, a vehicle traine having a source of power thereon for propelling the vehicle, a supplemental frame pivotally con; nected with said vehicle frame, means for raising and lowering said supplemental frame on its pivot, operative connections between said last-named means and said sourceof power, and means for. automatically', dis-I connecting said raising andlowering means from said source of power when said supplemental frame hasbeen raised to a predef termined height orlowered to a predetermined position. j p, v,

5. In combination, va vehicle frame, a source of power thereon, means supporting the frame and driven from the source o power for propelling the frame, a ysupplemental ranie pivotally connected to said las expressed in theI following.,

amati? eilepeiiefaiae vehicle frame, nieans for adjusting said suppleinental frame? on vits pivot, operative connections' between said adjusting means and'.

said source of power, means for maintaining the supplemental frame fin; any position of adjustment, andmeans Aorfdetac'hably connecting a harvesterimplement to said;` sup.- `plemcntal framev'j.

source of power thereomja supplemental named framenection's between said raising and vlowering means end said 'souree of power, a han,

vester implement having supporting mem-A bers rejecting therefrom, and means for ad- 1 L (ie-ln .combination', ,av trame l having .,:Jfrailne pivotally-' connected to `said. fiirstj meansorraising and lower-l ing saidsupplemental frame, operative con- Y,

'usta ly connecting said supportingfmem-,-

ers to said supplemental frame.

' 'i'. lin combination, a'frame, a supplee tending transversely with 'respect to said 'pipe and secured' thereto, :and means `for members to said supplemental frame.`

mental -irameppivotally connected thereto, a" l shoclr gatherer frame including a'main sup v`r porting pipe, a plurality ofmembers 1ex'.- i

securing the opposite ends of said last-named 18'. ln combination, a frame, a suppled l mental frame pivotally connected thereto, a shock gatherer having avmain supporting pipe, gathering tines secured thereto andv extending inwardly therefrom,- members se-- cured to said pipe and extending fori'ivardlyv land rearwardly therefrom, supporting memv bers secured to said supplemental trame and .icc to the forward ends of said 'rst-nainedVV Lgf members, and means for adjustably securing I \the rear ends of said first-named members -v l `to sai'd supplemental, frame.

9. In combination, ,a shock gatherer frame including 1n combination, a main supporting pipe, a plurality of shock gatherer tines passing through said pipe and secured'thereto, and vertical frame'members carricdlvby said, tines and extending upwardly v4itroin said main supporting pipe, and shock gatherer supportin plemental rviframe `pivotally connected thereto to swing ina vertical plane, means on thefsuppleinental jframe for supporting ay har\ members secured to said pipe and exten ing rearwardly therefrom.

l0. lin combination, a vehicle frame, a sup- ,1

vestin implement, a shaft carried by one oi` j said rames, reversible gearing carried by the otherof said frames, operative connec-v tions between said shavft `and said gearing and 'driving connections for saidreversible gearing whereby said su plemental frame I may be vertically adjuste on its'pivot.`

11. lin combination, a vehicle frame, a supe` "plemental frame pivotally connected thereto, I

'ana ricultural implement supported on .the I supp emental frame, means for raising and llowering said supplemental frame about its pivotal connection including a casing ser cured to said supplemental `frame, a plurality of gears carried by said casing and means for driving said gears in either tion of rotation. i

12. In combination, a Vehicle frame, asupplemental frame pivotallyl connected thereto, an a ricultural implement carried bythe supp emental frame,'means for raising and lowering said supplemental frame including a casing secured to said supplemental frame, a shaft secured to said supplemental frame, gearing carried by said casing and operatively connected to said shaft, means for driving said gearing in eitherdireetion, and flexible members secured to said shaft and to said vehicle frame.4

13. In combination, a .vehicle frame, a supplemental frame pivotally connected thereto, an agricultural implement carried by the supplemental frame, means for rais-l ing and' lowering said supplemental frame including a casing secured to said supplemental frame, a plurality of gears carried b .said casing, a shaft carried by said supplemental frame and operatively connected to said ears, a casing pivotally connected to said rst-named casing, and a plurality! of gears carried by said last-named casing and adapted to be operatively connected to the gearing of said first-named casing.

14. I n combination, a vehicle frame, a supplemental frame pivotally connected thereto, an agricultural implement carried by the supplemental frame, means for raisdirecment, thereby disconnectin ing and lowering said supplemental frame including a casing, gearing carried by said casing, a second casing pivotally connected to said first-named casing, gearing carried by said second-named casing and adapted to mesh with the gearing in said first-named casing, and means for automatically disconnecting the gearing in said first-named casingv from the gearing in said secondnamed casing when said supplemental frame has reached a predetermined position of ad- ]ustment. l

15. In combination, a frame, a supplemental frame pivotally connected thereto, an agricultural implement carried by the supplemental frame, means for ad'usting said supplemental frame upon sai main frame including. a casing carried by! said supplemental frame, a second casing pivotally connected to said first-named casing, gearing carried by said ,first-named casing, gearing carried by said second-named casing an adapted to mesh with the gearing of said first-named casing, and means carried by said second-named casing` and adapted to engage With a portion of said first-named frame when the supplemental frame has reached a lpredetermined position of adjustthe gearing of said second-named casing rom the gearing of said yfirst-named casing. p

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

' CHARLES PEARSON. 

